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Chapter 175 Wedding Banquet and Funeral Banquet! (6.2k)

Looking at the marriage certificate stained red with thick blood in front of him, Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

"This is the marriage certificate needed for the wedding."

"It's quite normal to write a marriage certificate like this before getting married, but besides that, this marriage certificate seems to have some other purpose..."

"Now it seems that this marriage certificate is harmless to me, and I don't need to worry too much about it."

After pondering for a while, still without any clue, Lu Ming had no choice but to put the marriage certificate away and temporarily set the matter aside.

There's no point in daydreaming here; we'll only know what will happen later.

When I came to my senses again, there was already a faint light on the horizon.

"It's time to get going."

The small area around Lu Ming slowly lost its color, turning into a hazy gray, and the ghost bride's figure disappeared into that ghostly realm.

The next moment, Lu Ming also disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, he had arrived outside the headquarters.

By this time, several Ghost Masters had already gathered here from headquarters; they were mostly familiar faces.

Will-o'-the-wisp Li Jun, spirit child Xiong Wenwen, paper doll Liu San... and a young man I've never seen before, probably a new ghost tamer from headquarters.

"Team Leader Lu."

Li Jun was the first to greet Lu Ming.

Although Li Jun was present when Lu Ming invaded headquarters, Lu Ming is now serving as the head of the general team, making him Li Jun's superior.

Moreover, Lu Ming played a very important role in many paranormal events.

Especially after hearing the news a few days ago that Lu Ming had taken action against the King's Organization, Li Jun's impression of him changed considerably, and he secretly admired him.

From any perspective, Lu Ming deserves the title of Captain Lu.

"Lu Ming, we meet again."

Xiong Wenwen put away his phone, but the game interface on the screen was still open. He seemed to be playing well and looked to be in a good mood.

The last time the two met was at the Caesars Hotel when they were dealing with the newspaper ghost incident.

After witnessing Lu Ming's strength, Xiong Wenwen secretly considered Lu Ming and Xiao Yang as rivals, wondering who was qualified to be her father.

As a result, most of the major events that happened in the paranormal community recently were related to Lu Ming, and Lu Ming's growth rate also exceeded Xiong Wenwen's expectations.

So this brat unilaterally betrothed his mother, Chen Shufang, to Lu Ming.

Unfortunately, when he mentioned this matter to other ghost tamers, he was ruthlessly told that the most crucial thing was whether Lu Ming was willing or not.

"You brat, you have no manners. Just call me Captain Lu."

It was Liu San, the paper doll, who spoke at this moment. He was also a captain at headquarters.

The smile on his sickly face was incredibly eerie; his yellowish skin was bunched up like a crumpled piece of yellow paper, and just one look at it sent chills down your spine.

Lu Ming glanced around briefly, but finally fixed his gaze on the young man he had never seen before.

His face looked somewhat haggard, and the chilling aura emanating from him indicated that he was also a ghost tamer, but the degree to which he had been corrupted by supernatural forces was not very deep.

Seemingly sensing the question in Lu Ming's eyes, the newcomer introduced himself: "Captain Lu, you may not know me. My name is Li Yang. Thanks to you and Captain Yang, I survived the ghost painting incident and even became a ghost tamer... If you don't mind, I would also like to participate in this operation and hope to be of some help."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming was somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, this newcomer turned out to be Li Yang, who had controlled the door-blocking ghost.

Although only one demon was controlled, the strength of a demon tamer cannot be measured solely by the number of demons they control.

Li Yang's "door-blocking ghost" is not weak, and he himself has strong mental fortitude and adaptability.

Having survived the S-level ghost painting incident, Li Yang will only grow faster than the average ghost tamer.

Lu Ming pondered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, revealing no emotion, and said, "Are you sure you want to get involved in handling this paranormal event? Let me make it clear first, we don't have much information either, and we might encounter unknown dangers."

"Don't worry, Captain Lu. Supernatural events are not child's play. If you're not strong enough, you're dead. You can't blame anyone else. I'm aware of that."

Li Yang answered without the slightest hesitation.

He is not as simple as he appears.

On the contrary, Li Yang is very smart. He can make rational and correct choices in dangerous situations, and he can also see the situation clearly and follow the right people.

Once a choice is made, remaining steadfast in it is also a manifestation of a high level of cognition.

Conversely, some fickle opportunists may seem clever, but they are actually the truly foolish ones.

Beside him, Xiong Wenwen chuckled, jumped up, patted Li Yang on the shoulder, and said, "Newcomer, don't be afraid. Just follow your Xiong Daddy."

Xiong Wenwen is just spouting nonsense again, without considering whether she'll get beaten up.

However, everyone involved was an adult, including Li Yang, and no one bothered to argue with a brat.

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Let's begin this operation. Taiping Ancient Town is involved in a variety of complex supernatural phenomena. I will be leading the team this time, but if anyone acts on their own initiative, don't expect me to clean up the mess."

The trip to Taiping Ancient Town had been planned long ago, but it had already been delayed for several days, and Lu Ming was not prepared to delay any longer.

Therefore, Lu Ming simply made some arrangements.

Li Jun nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense. Many paranormal events have a small initial impact, but as time goes by, their influence on the outside world will become greater and greater... To deal with these kinds of paranormal events, there must be a leader who can coordinate the process."

Xiong Wenwen yawned: "Anyway, let's get it over with as soon as possible. After this operation is over, I need to rest for a while. By the way, where's Xiao Yang? Why didn't he come with us this time?"

Liu San maintained his strange smile, glanced at Xiong Wenwen, and said jokingly, "We're going to deal with a paranormal event this time, not for a team building trip. It's not about having as many people as possible."

What Liu San said is, of course, only one aspect.

Actually, the more important reason is that headquarters has been giving Yang Jian's faction too many tasks recently.

When selecting people for this operation, Yang Jian did not directly refuse, but when Cao Yanhua called him, he said, "I can do the work, but I'll have to pay you more," leaving Cao Yanhua speechless.

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The gathering of personnel seemed to take a long time, but in reality, all the preparations were completed at just past eight o'clock in the morning.

A black limousine picked up the five people from Da J City and took them to Zhongzhou City.

What Lu Ming didn't know was that Xiong Wenwen had also obtained the ghost camera that was in the headquarters' collection during this operation.

This is a camera that can imprison evil spirits simply by pressing the shutter button.

The more terrifying the power of such supernatural items, the more frightening the side effects.

The same goes for ghost cameras.

If you're unlucky, the flash that appears when you press the shutter button will turn off the user's camera.

The reason Xiong Wenwen was allowed to use the ghost camera was because he could foresee the future. If he foresaw the worst possible outcome, Xiong Wenwen would not press the shutter.

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The number of pedestrians on the road gradually decreased until there was no one left at all.

The weather was very strange; thick clouds covered the sky, which was tinged with a depressing leaden color.

The air was filled with the smell of something burning, and if you looked closely, you would see that fog had rolled in in many places, reducing visibility.

Even sitting inside the car, one still feels an unnatural chill.

The five people in the car were all experienced in dealing with paranormal events, and they could tell at a glance that something terrible was affecting the environment.

"parking."

Lu Ming spoke, uttering two words calmly.

But the driver in the front seat remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.

The next moment, the van was forcibly brought to a stop by an unknown supernatural force.

Only then did the group realize that the driver had lost his life at some point, and that his facial features had been removed by something, leaving a blank, flat area.

He looked like a passerby whose face was hard to remember.

After glancing at the navigation, Li Jun made a judgment: "We've already entered Zhongzhou City, but haven't reached Taiping Ancient Town yet... This is a new paranormal event..."

A new paranormal event occurred. It didn't sound like anything special, but Lu Ming felt that something was amiss.

He felt his luck hadn't gotten so bad that he was about to deal with the paranormal events in Taiping Ancient Town when he was entangled by another ghost.

"Is it a supernatural attack by a ghost tamer?"

"No, no ghost tamer has the ability to change my surroundings silently. There must be a real vengeful ghost around here."

Lu Ming opened the car door expressionlessly, and the smell of something burning became even stronger.

The fog grew thicker and thicker, and only a country road could be vaguely seen stretching into the depths of the fog.

The supernatural has already affected reality.

Or perhaps this place is a haunted place.

Country lanes, abandoned fields, the smell of burning paper money, and the faint barking of dogs in the mist... all these things combined reminded Lu Ming of his childhood experiences eating at banquets in the countryside.

It's not that it's similar in any way, it just gives people this eerie feeling.

Liu San, Xiong Wenwen, Li Yang, and Li Jun also got off the bus at this time.

Liu San, standing to the side, took a few steps forward without making a sound.

Besides the smell of burning paper ash, he also smelled a familiar stench of decay.

After rummaging around in the field ridge beside the path, Liu San found a paper figure.

This paper figure looks exactly like Liu San, and for some unknown reason, it died here.

Liu San's expression changed, and he said, "We can't go any further; there's danger ahead."

Normally, these scattered paper figures could share memories with Liu San, but now he doesn't even know how he died, which is obviously due to supernatural influences.

Xiong Wenwen glanced at Lu Ming and asked, "Should I use my precognitive abilities?"

"Don't rush. Don't forget our goal. Wasting time here would be a deviation from our original intention. Be prepared to leave at any time."

Lu Ming had a premonition that this country road would definitely lead to a rather terrifying place, and not only did he know nothing about the supernatural events that had occurred there, but there were also no records of them in the headquarters' files.

What awaits them may be a completely unknown vengeful ghost.

In the presence of terrifying supernatural phenomena, Xiong Wenwen's premonitions will be interfered with by these phenomena.

Moreover, Xiong Wenwen is no longer a paper doll, but a living ghost tamer. Using her precognitive abilities at will could easily revive vengeful spirits.

Just like back at the Caesars Hotel. The number of times you can have a premonition is limited, and each use reduces your chances, so you have to make the most of every opportunity to have one.

Just as Lu Ming was about to lead everyone away, a figure slowly appeared from the thick fog that obstructed visibility.

Most ghost handlers who have handled a few paranormal incidents can distinguish between normal people and vengeful ghosts at a glance.

Those with stiff, slow, and extremely uncoordinated gaits are vengeful ghosts.

Just like the figure emerging from the thick fog at this moment.

This is definitely not a normal person.

The most unbelievable thing is that this person didn't even have a face, just like the driver who suddenly died earlier; he was a faceless person.

"Shall we make a move, Captain Lu?"

Li Yang then took the initiative to ask, because he judged that this ghost was most likely just a derived ghost slave that could be killed.

Lu Ming's expression shifted slightly as he stopped him, saying, "No rush. Eliminating one ghost slave won't change the situation; on the contrary, it might lead to unexpected changes. Besides... it's too late to act now. We're all under a curse."

As Lu Ming said this, a pair of red scissors appeared in his hand without him even noticing.

This is the gun that Fang Shiming is holding in the WeChat Moments.

The only difference was that when the Ghost Scissors were in Fang Shiming's hands, his hands were wrapped with long black hair of a woman, which were terrifying curses.

The ghost scissors that Lu Ming is holding now have only a few curses on their handles.

This is because the Ghost Scissors were cleansed by the blood pool.

When Lu Ming held this supernatural object in his hand, he was able to see many things that ordinary ghost tamers could not see.

Drips of water, rotting heads, drifting souls...
There were also several curses binding him.

These curses, whether they appeared at some unknown time, are certainly related to this abandoned village.

A complex web of threads connected Lu Ming; a rough estimate suggested that at least three or four cuts would be needed to completely sever the curse.

This directly pushes the limits that the scissors can withstand.

And this only applies to Lu Ming alone.

Li Jun, Xiong Wenwen, Li Yang, and Liu San all bear this curse.

"Is something targeting us? We haven't even seen Taiping Ancient Town yet, and we're already being haunted by such a terrifying ghost..."

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Even if we're afflicted by a curse, we might not necessarily die."

Just as Lu Ming was pondering, the faceless man emerged from the thick fog, holding several sheets of white paper in his hand. He distributed them one by one in front of Lu Ming and his companions, like handing out flyers.

While sending the messages, he mechanically repeated the same phrase: "Come and have a meal before you leave..."

"Come and have a look... have a meal before you leave..."

Li Jun's face darkened, and he used the ghost fire to ignite the white paper, intending to burn it.

The place was clearly filled with the smell of burning paper ash, but Li Jun's will-o'-the-wisp had no effect on the white paper on the ground.

Instead, it allowed him to see the words on the paper clearly.

"Seven days later."

What to do in seven days?
Have a banquet?
Lu Ming also saw the black calligraphy written on the white paper.

The entire sheet of paper was covered with dense calligraphy, much like the marriage certificate the ghost bride had written to him. However, apart from the four words "seven days later," the rest of the content was completely blurry, as if it had been covered by some kind of supernatural force.

Liu San's temper flared up at this moment. As if he were not afraid of death at all, he picked up the white paper on the ground, tore it to shreds, and cursed, "Pah! Bad luck."

The white paper did not disappear after it was torn into pieces.

Each small fragment transformed into a complete sheet of paper, also covered in densely packed writing. When a large pile of white paper was laid out on the ground, the blurred black characters, arranged together, seemed to surge and twist as if they were about to move…

Dry, hoarse voices echoed in layers through the thick fog.

"Come and have a look... have a meal before you leave..."

Now it wasn't just one person speaking, but countless voices echoing simultaneously from within the fog.

Moreover, these sounds didn't seem to be from a great distance; rather, they were like vengeful ghosts lurking behind you, whispering in your ear...

Listening to these weak and listless voices, Lu Ming felt a sense of unease and unease.

Just as he was about to use the Ghost Domain to break through this supernatural place, he discovered that the unpleasant smell of paper ash and the thick fog had dissipated on their own.

The eerie country road was replaced by a five-person highway.

There was no supernatural attack as expected.

"Is it over? That's strange, the vengeful ghost didn't attack us."

Lu Ming denied it, saying, "It just looks like there was no attack. We've already been cursed by a supernatural force. According to my guess, this curse isn't necessarily fatal, but it will erupt in seven days and lead us to a village to attend a banquet."

Lu Ming didn't say much more, but the others understood what was going to happen next.

The curse that led them to the banquet was certainly not an ordinary feast.

It was not a feast for vengeful ghosts.

As for whether it's a wedding banquet or a funeral banquet...

Lu Ming is almost certain it's a funeral banquet.

He was very familiar with the scene he had just witnessed; it was something like this when an elderly person in his village passed away when he was a child.

The air was filled with the smell of burning paper ash.

Judging from those voices that sounded like those of wronged souls, it is very likely that more than one person had passed away.

Many people have died, perhaps even an entire village, so they have to invite ghosts to the feast.

Lu Ming silently reviewed the situation in his mind: "Being involved in such a supernatural event is not a coincidence. It is most likely because of the wedding invitation written by the ghost bride."

"No, that's not quite right... the cause and effect are reversed."

"It wasn't that the ghost bride wrote the marriage certificate that led to today's ghost feast. Rather, it was because of the ghost feast seven days later that the bride was influenced and wrote a marriage certificate last night."

"The marriage certificate doesn't specify a date because the wedding date isn't fixed..."

Lu Ming was still weighing the options in his mind.

Using the ghost scissors four times will cut off the curse and prevent you from being involved in the ghost feast.

However, while the Ghostly Feast contains great terror, it is also a tremendous opportunity.

Lu Ming was almost certain that the source of this paranormal event was a piece of Bai Sha's puzzle.

Lu Ming was naturally unwilling to let such a golden opportunity slip away right before his eyes.

"Forget it, let's wait seven days and see what happens. I've handled plenty of S-level paranormal cases, there's no reason for someone to be scared away by a ghost."

In the end, Lu Ming abandoned the idea of ​​using the ghost scissors to cut off the curse.

If you really encounter a situation that you can't handle, use your trump card and activate the music box.

Having become a demon tamer, it's impossible to move forward on the path you've chosen without taking any risks.

Especially for top-tier ghost tamers, the more powerful they are, the more terrifying the supernatural beings they control, and the more difficult it becomes to add new supernatural beings.

With this in mind, Lu Ming made a decision.

"After dealing with the paranormal events in Taiping Ancient Town, you can go back to Dachang City to find Yang Jian and borrow the human skin paper again."

Human parchment can provide some very important information.

As long as you avoid the traps it hides in the truth, the parchment can be very useful.

The reason why Lu Ming was able to handle many paranormal events so easily in the past was partly because the vengeful ghosts he controlled were very powerful, and partly because Lu Ming knew the killing patterns of ghosts in advance.

Lu Ming was still completely baffled by the murder patterns of the Ghostly Feast.

But as long as the parchment can be made to "voluntarily" help, there's no need to worry about that.

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The black van was damaged. Knowing that all five of them were cursed by a vengeful ghost, Liu San asked, "What should we do? Should we cancel our trip to Taiping Ancient Town?"

Before Lu Ming could answer, Li Jun said, "My opinion is to continue the operation. Every second that the supernatural event is delayed will result in the death of ordinary people. Being cursed is an unchangeable fact. Instead of waiting at home for these seven days, we should do something meaningful."

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. The final decision will depend on Captain Lu's arrangements."

Lu Ming nodded: "Li Jun is right. If there are any supernatural events in Taiping Ancient Town, we should have finished dealing with them by then. If we haven't finished by then, it means we are probably trapped in some inescapable place. We can use the curse of the ghost eating the feast to create conflict with it."

Liu San shrugged, appearing nonchalant: "Since you've all said so, I'll just go with you."

After reaching an agreement, Lu Ming unleashed the Ghost Domain.

The gloomy sky was shrouded in gray-black ghost paintings.

Using Lu Ming's Ghost Painting World to travel, the group arrived at Taiping Ancient Town in Zhongzhou City in just a short while.

It's no wonder that it's a tourist attraction that Zhongzhou City has been vigorously developing.

The scenery in Taiping Ancient Town is beautiful, with no trace of industrial pollution. The various buildings are very retro, and many tourists take photos here.

The first thing Lu Ming did upon arrival was to complete the tasks assigned by headquarters.

He knew better than anyone that the Ghost Lake deep in Taiping Ancient Town could not be resolved in the short term, and the only way to reduce its impact was to use a more roundabout method.

"This scenic area will be closed starting today."

In an instant, the ghost painting and ghost realm enveloped the entire scenic area of ​​the town.

These tourists stepped into the world of ghost paintings and then stepped out of it.

It wasn't until they left the ghost painting world that they belatedly realized they were no longer in Taiping Ancient Town.

"Huh? What happened?"

Many people were baffled and wondered if they were dreaming.

In short, Taiping Ancient Town was cleared out in Lu Ming's single decision.

"Notify headquarters that the scenic spot is closed indefinitely, and they will handle the follow-up work."

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